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Haiti: Last update from Rush Unisersity Medical Center staff
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 31 March 2010 See more by this blogger
Lauren Kessler (pictured here with a municipal nursing home resident) is a clinical social worker with the Rush University Medical Center who has been in Haiti assisting older people alongside HelpAge. She has been keeping the Rush newsblog updated... Keep reading
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“One woman, 365 days to do good”
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 29 March 2010 See more by this blogger
We could all take a leaf out of Betty Londergan's book (or blog). 1 January 2010 marked the start of a pretty amazing year for Betty. For the next 365 days, she pledged to donate $100 every day to... Keep reading
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Rush University staff work with HelpAge in Haiti
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 23 March 2010 See more by this blogger
Since the Haiti earthquake over two months ago, ensuring older people, like Idalliese (right), get food, shelter, medical care and maintain their dignity has been a huge challenge. Luckily though, we have great people working with us. For the... Keep reading
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Haiti: The resilience of age
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 18 February 2010 See more by this blogger
As HelpAge's Haiti Communications Coordinator, I'm sharing one of my first experiences of the situation older people are facing here. I visited the Asile St. Jean de Dieu, a nursing home in Petit Goave where HelpAge is assisting older... Keep reading
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Haiti latest: “The clothes I’m wearing are all I have”
By Sarah Marzouk, Posted 08 February 2010 See more by this blogger
"No food, no milk, if they are feeding the children, why don't they give us some too? I haven't eaten all morning and I am hungry." This was the passionate plea of Antonin , one of seven hundred displaced... Keep reading
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